Base Metal Stocks Articles

South Brazil pig iron export market softens, demand dries up everywhere but China

September 25, 2021 / Staff reporter

The market for pig iron exports from the south of Brazil has softened because demand has been reported only in China in the week to Friday September 24.Fastmarkets' price assessment of pig iron, export, fob port of Vitoria/Rio, Brazil was $480 per tonne on Friday compared with $480-500 per tonne a week earlier.A cargo of pig iron...Read More

Traders selling Indian domestic CRC, HDG at big discount to mill prices

September 25, 2021 / Staff reporter

Indian steel mills kept their prices for domestic cold-rolled coil and galvanized coil steady in the week to Friday September 24, even with traders selling such downstream flat steel products at significant discounts in the local markets, Fastmarkets has learnt.The price of steel hot-dipped galvanized coil, domestic, ex-whse India, was assessed at 80,500-81,500 rupees ($1,091-1,104) per tonne on F...Read More

FOCUS: Unprecedented SiMn, FeSi futures rally 'forming a bubble'

September 25, 2021 / Staff reporter

September has been a very eventful month so far for the Chinese silico-manganese and ferro-silicon markets. In the first three weeks, the futures prices for both products kept rising to new heights against market expectations.Market participants have grown antsy in the absence of any indication of a slowdown in this upward momentum. They believe the unprecedented price rally has gone far beyond ma...Read More

US Al scrap prices rise on solid demand

September 25, 2021 / Staff reporter

Aluminium scrap prices in the United States nudged higher week on week amid healthy domestic and overseas demand and a continued upward trend in futures prices on the London Metal Exchange. Solid demand in the non-automotive side of the sector, such as consumer products, has helped to mitigate some of the impact from sluggish volumes into automotive suppliers, who continue to face disruptions driv...Read More

GLOBAL FERRO-SILICON SNAPSHOT: Chinese production cuts drive extreme price gains

September 25, 2021 / Staff reporter

Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing sessions in Europe, China and the United States on Friday September 24.China The ferro-silicon price in China became very bullish following the news that Fugu, a ferro-silicon production hub in Shaanxi province, issued instructions for broad cuts in the production of ferroalloys, magnesium and semi-coke starting from September 19, to meet the dual control targets...Read More

ASIA STEEL SCRAP DIGEST: Bangladesh resumes US deep-sea scrap imports

September 24, 2021 / Staff reporter

Bangladesh has returned to the deep-sea import market with another deal over the past week, market sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday September 23.Bangladeshi mill returns to buy bulk cargoes, sources sayChina's scrap import volumes dropped by over 50% in AugustTaiwanese buyers continue purchasing at higher prices after electricity rationing endsBangladeshAt least one deal for United States-orig...Read More

Chinese zinc, lead smelters told to cut power usage after energy shortage stretches to autumn

September 24, 2021 / Staff reporter

Major zinc and lead smelters across China received orders from provincial governments on Wednesday September 22 to lower their power consumption, sources told Fastmarkets. One major zinc smelter source in Guangxi was informed by the government to cut their electricity by 20%.'We are not told when power consumption could resume [to] normal at all. Some peers were even instructed to halve electricit...Read More

IN FIGURES: China's ores, alloys imports in August 2021

September 24, 2021 / Staff reporter

A summary of China's ores and alloys imports for August 2021In brief Chrome ore imports climbed following an uptick in buying appetite primarily from buyers in the south following the continued ferro-chrome price rally throughout June and July. August imports of ferro-chrome dropped with reduced inflow of cargoes from...Read More

Chinese zinc, lead smelters told to cut power usage after energy shortage stretches to autumn

September 24, 2021 / Staff reporter

Major zinc and lead smelters across China received orders from provincial governments on Wednesday September 22 to lower their power consumption, sources told Fastmarkets. One major zinc smelter source in Guangxi was informed by the government to cut their electricity by 20%.'We are not told when power consumption could resume [to] normal at all. Some peers were even instructed to halve electricit...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from September 23

September 24, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday September 23 that are worth another look.General Motors will double production in two of its Brazilian plants by introducing a second work shift, despite an ongoing global semiconductor chip shortage, the United States-based company's local branch said on Wednesday...Read More

Community blockade halts zinc, lead, silver mining at Buenaventura mine in Peru

September 24, 2021 / Staff reporter

Peruvian miner Buenaventura's Uchucchacua zinc, lead and silver mine in the center of the country has been put under blockade by members of the local community, halting all mining and logistics activity at the site.Access to the mine has been blocked by members of the Oy??n province community since September 13, with only essential operations still being carried out, Buenaventura said on Wednesday...Read More

DAILY STEEL SCRAP: Market steady as mills shy away from purchases

September 24, 2021 / Staff reporter

Prices for ferrous scrap into Turkey were steady on Thursday September 23, with mills remaining absent from the deep-sea scrap market and making no purchases for a fourth day, market participants told Fastmarkets.Sources were in agreement that the market was nearly silent throughout the week and that prices were unchanged.The stability was supported by equally flat finished-steel prices during the...Read More

IN FIGURES: China's battery raw materials imports in August 2021

September 24, 2021 / Staff reporter

A summary of China's battery raw materials imports for August 2021, according to the latest Chinese customs data.In brief China's imports of cobalt intermediates dropped on both a monthly and a yearly basis due to delayed shipments and a shortage of containers from South Africa to China following South Africa's civil unrest in July.Lithium carbonate imports in August rose sharply from July, though...Read More

PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to amend publishing time of weekly India HMS assessment

September 24, 2021 / Staff reporter

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the publishing time of the weekly India HMS assessment on Friday, from 4:30pm London time to 4:00pm London time, to align better with the publishing time of the India and Pakistan ferrous scrap indices.The shredded indices for India and Pakistan are both published at 4pm London time on a Friday, and the India HMS assessment will be brought in line with this, to offer...Read More

Community blockade halts zinc, lead, silver mining at Buenaventura mine in Peru

September 24, 2021 / Staff reporter

Peruvian miner Buenaventura's Uchucchacua zinc, lead and silver mine in the center of the country has been put under blockade by members of the local community, halting all mining and logistics activity at the site.Access to the mine has been blocked by members of the Oy??n province community since September 13, with only essential operations still being carried out, Buenaventura said on Wednesday...Read More

Sandfire to invest $1.87bln in Matsa's copper, zinc, lead assets in Spain

September 24, 2021 / Staff reporter

Australian mining and exploration company Sandfire Resources will buy Spain's Minas de Aguas Te??idas (Matsa) for $1.87 billion from Trafigura and the Mubadala Investment Co, the company said on Thursday September 23.The deal is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2022. As part of the transaction, Trafigura will retain the life-of-mine 100% offtake agreement for copper concentrates fr...Read More

MORNING VIEW: Base metals mixed, markets reacting to developments at China's Evergrande, US Fed outlook

September 24, 2021 / Staff reporter

Base metals prices were mixed on both the LME and SHFE on Thursday September 23, with the broader markets welcoming the news that Chinese property giant Evergrande has avoided imploding, for now, and not spooked by the US Federal Reserve's more hawkish outlook.Chairman Jerome Powell says the United States Federal Reserve could "easily move ahead" with its decision about when to taperEvergrande sha...Read More

LIVE FUTURES 23/09: Al and nickel edge up, copper down 0.1%; Evergrande deadline moves closer

September 24, 2021 / Staff reporter

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were largely up on Thursday September 23; the market continued to cautiously anticipate the outcome for Chinese real estate giant Evergrande while the debt deadline edges closer. "Equity markets have made a steady start so far on Thursday," James Moore, analyst at Fastmarkets said, "even after the United States Federal Reserve signaled that it will s...Read More

IN FIGURES: China's battery raw materials exports in August 2021

September 24, 2021 / Staff reporter

A summary of China's battery raw materials exports for August 2021, according to the latest Chinese customs data.In briefChina's cobalt metal exports rose in August to their highest so far in 2021 amid improved overseas demand among European buyers.Exports of cobalt tetroxide fell both on a month-on-month and a year-on-year...Read More

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from September 23

September 24, 2021 / Staff reporter

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday September 23 that are worth another look.General Motors will double production in two of its Brazilian plants by introducing a second work shift, despite an ongoing global semiconductor chip shortage, the United States-based company's local branch said on Wednesday...Read More

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